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listeners, why spend money on an expensive processor?” He went on to say that when it comes to broadcasting on digital platforms, a wideband compressor will do a better job than a multi-band one. After all, the signal has been messed about with enough already so why mess it about some more? This may be one of the reasons the company’s quirkily named £500 PodBlaster wideband limiter/intelligent compressor has been accepted as such a good solution for streaming. The hardware approach found in the PodBlaster is also present in the company’s bigger brothers: the ProCoder-2; the fully-appointed ProCoder-3, a processor/stereo encoder/RDS encoder in one box; and the AM PRO-1 for, as the name suggests, AM transmissions. These products have carved out a niche with the BBC World Service as they like the sound produced. According to Andy Bantock of Station Z <strong>Media</strong> Production Services, the DSPX range of processors from BW Broadcast have been popular with small scale and community stations for the past few years. Very likely this has been based on price, since BW Broadcast promotes its philosophy as “Smart gear, priced right”. BW Broadcast produces an extensive range of on-air processors to suit all platforms and budgets. The base range is the DSPXmini series. There are three devices, PrismLyraAM118x173ad:Layout 1 05/11/2012 11:45 Page 1 32 November 2012 | audiomedia.com Clearly new “To a large extent, the days of a producer being known for their ‘sound’ have gone.” Shaun Lowe, Prism Recording Studios Pre-order before 30th November to receive 5% off, 3 year extended warranty and a chance to win a 15” MacBook Pro! sales@prismsound.com | www.prismsound.com | UK +44 (0)1353 648888 | USA +1 973 983 9577 depending upon your transmitter – AM, FM, or digital (DAB or, for the US, HD radio). At a price level of £1,000, these processors use four bands: the top-of-the-range DSPXtra models have (amongst other enhancements) six. No article would be complete without the two US heavyweights in broadcast processing: Orban, founded by Bob Orban, with its Optimod-branded products, and Omnia from founder Frank Foti. These companies have top-of-mind awareness amongst those who love processing and equally divide them into two opposing camps. Much to every other processor manufacturer’s chagrin, Optimod seems to be a catch-all name for radio station on-air processing, regardless of the product that actually sits in the rack. In the UK, Preco is the dealer for Orban and Broadcast Bionics handle Omnia. I said the prices of processors range from the low to the stratospheric, and both Orban and Omnia produce range-topping big-boxed units, getting on for five figures in price. But they haven’t forgotten to cover all segments of the market. Before mentioning these lower end products, it is wise to say that sometimes looking at a more expensive product makes sense. These highend products won’t just deal with the processing on one platform but contain the hard and software to encode audio streams too. So consider whether this approach is suitable for your application. At entry level, Orban offers the dual two- and five band 5500 for FM, the 9300 for AM with five bands, and a 6300 model to address both AM and DAB broadcasting. Omnia brands the whole segment range as the Omnia ONE and tacks an FM, AM, etc, moniker on the end. Unquestionably, both manufacturers offer excellent products and really are like the Audi and BMW of the processing world, each bringing out a solidly build product, packed with innovation and facilities. They are popular too. Omnia states it has shifted over 8,000 ONE models in the last few years (that is huge in terms of processor sales) and I would strongly suspect Orban can boast something similar. Both companies have similar routes concerning the method of processing web streams. Orban produces a PCI card, the Optimod-PC 1101. Since the hardware costs are massively reduced, Orban has added value through incorporating the processing features of their near topof-range 8500 model so you do get more punch for your pound. Omnia takes this a stage further and offers a software-only product, the A/XE. It’s down to you to provide all the hardware, but it means that a single PC can have Omnia processing onboard and stream the output to the web. Signing Off So, a brief overview on the not-always-simple world of on-air processors. Ask 10 people for advice on what is best and you will get 10 different answers. This topic covers so many areas: technical, artistic, and creative; which in turn means things are never clear cut. Ultimately, choosing or upgrading your station processing will be decided by the needs and budget of the station. Happy processing. I may see you at the next Freak Day! ∫ BW Broadcast W www.audio-processor.com Audessence W www.audessence.com Orban W www.orban.com Omnia W www.omniaaudio.com
ORBAN Headquarters 8350 East Evans, Suite C4 Scottsdale, AZ 85260 USA [p] +1 480.403.8300 [f] +1 480.403.8301 www.orban.com ORBAN Europe GmbH Monreposstr. 55 71634 Ludwigsburg DE [p] +49 7141 22 66 0 [f] +49 7141 22 66 7 www.orban-europe.eu OPTIMOD-FM 5500 OPTIMOD-FM 5500 OPTIMOD-FM 8600 Competitive Five-Band OPTIMOD sound in a compact package at the most affordable price ever. Ideal for network operations because audio processor and stand-alone stereo encoder modes can be swapped on-air without glitches. OPTIMOD-FM 8600 Orban’s new fl agship FM processor offers greater transient impact, decreases audio distortion, and 2 to 3 dB more high frequency energy than its predecessor, the 8500. The 8600 is truly a new generation of audio processing.
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